Ep 166: Gavin & Stacey, Soap, Dumb Advertising.

An information-packed episode of television goodness comes your way in the form of Episode 166 in which we discuss the UK show Gavin and Stacey, a Things You May Have Missed about Soap, and we look at dumb advertising campaigns and the dumb television reports about them. Also news, pork, letters etc.

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Curses you John! You can?t ask if we want to see the most worst product placement ever (full of BLOODY SOUP) then mention that, oh, by the way, major spoiler ahead which will leave you shocked to the core (so better to ignore this bit if you haven?t yet seen the episode). You even made it extra dramatic with your elongated BLOOOOOOOD references. It?s like waving candy in front of a small child in a safety seat and not expecting them to gnaw through their restraints.

The original Stig was “Black Stig” who was a bloke called Perry McCarthy Ex F1 driver who was killed off by Top Gear (by tossing him off an aircraft carrier) after his identity was reviled. Ben Collins revile is a little different as it was due to Hammond's accident that his name came up, so its not known if the same fate awaits White Stig. Rumour is Pink or Red Stig.

HEY! What's with the diss of Whodunnit!? Granted, I'm not a fan of exclamation marks in titles, but it was great family entertainment – I seem to recall that it screened on ABC at 7.30pm Sunday. Some of the plots were quite convoluted.

I tried to say that too, but was having problems logging in – really, what is the likelihood of a television podcast ever mentioning John Updike? Only if they want to kill him, apparently. Josh has been trying to excuse himself, claiming that it was simply because Updike was elderly and had cancer, but I think we all know what's really going on here.

I did warn you! It was a special treat for those of us who has already watched the Bleakest. Episode. Ever. If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding.How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?

I tried to say that too, but was having problems logging in – really, what is the likelihood of a television podcast ever mentioning John Updike? Only if they want to kill him, apparently. Josh has been trying to excuse himself, claiming that it was simply because Updike was elderly and had cancer, but I think we all know what's really going on here.

I did warn you! It was a special treat for those of us who has already watched the Bleakest. Episode. Ever. If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding.How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?